17th New Zealand Parliament

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17th Parliament of New Zealand
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Overview
Legislative body New Zealand Parliament
Term10 June 1909 – 28 October 1911
Election 1908 New Zealand general election
Government Liberal Government
House of Representatives
17th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png
Members80
Speaker of the House Arthur Guinness
Prime Minister Joseph Ward
Leader of the Opposition William Massey
Legislative Council
Members45 (at start)
38 (at end)
Speaker of the Council Charles Bowen
Sovereign
Monarch HM George V
— HM Edward VII until 6 May 1910
Governor HE Rt. Hon. The Lord Islington from 22 June 1910
— HE Rt. Hon. THe Lord Plunket until 8 June 1910

The 17th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1908 general election in November and December of that year.

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1908 general election

Members of the Liberal Party of the 17th Parliament Members of the Liberal Party of the 17th parliament.jpg
Members of the Liberal Party of the 17th Parliament

The Second Ballot Act 1908 was used for the 1908 general election. The first ballot was held on Tuesday, 17 November in the general electorates. 22 second ballots were held one week later on 24 November, and in one large rural electorate (Bay of Plenty), two weeks were allowed before the second ballot was held on 1 December. The Second Ballot Act did not apply to the four Māori electorates and the election was held on Wednesday, 2 December. [1] A total of 80 MPs were elected; 41 represented North Island electorates, 35 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates. [2] 537,003 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 79.8%. [1]

Sessions

The 17th Parliament sat for four sessions (there were two sessions in 1909), and was prorogued on 20 November 1911. [3]

SessionOpenedAdjourned
first10 June 190916 June 1909
second7 October 190928 December 1909
third28 June 19103 December 1910
fourth27 July 191128 October 1911

Ministries

The Liberal Government of New Zealand had taken office on 24 January 1891. [4] Joseph Ward formed the Ward Ministry on 6 August 1906. [5] [6] The Ward Ministry remained in power until Ward's resignation as Prime Minister in 1912. [5] [7]

Party composition

Start of term

PartySeats
Liberal || 50
Conservative || 26
Independent || 3
Other1
Source [8]

Initial composition of the 17th Parliament

The following are the results of the 1908 general election:

Key

  Liberal     Conservative     Ind. Labour League     Independent Liberal     Liberal–Labour     Independent   

Electorate results for the 1908 New Zealand general election [9]
ElectorateIncumbentWinnerMajorityRunner up
General electorates [nb 1]
Ashburton John McLachlan William Nosworthy 747† Frederick Flatman
Auckland Central Alfred Kidd Albert Glover 2,540 Alfred Kidd
Auckland East Frederick Baume 1,096William Richardson
Auckland West Charles Poole 1,455 Robert Thompson
Avon William Tanner George Warren Russell 541† William Tanner
Awarua Joseph Ward 2,183William Morris
Bay of Islands Robert Houston Vernon Reed 265John Charles Johnson
Bay of Plenty William Herries William MacDonald 446† James Gow
Bruce James Allen 1,393Joseph Mosley
Buller James Colvin 997Fergus Ferguson Munro
Chalmers Edmund Allen Edward Henry Clark 226 Edmund Allen
Christchurch East Thomas Davey 1,666 James McCombs
Christchurch North Charles Gray Tommy Taylor 1,698 Charles Gray
Christchurch South Harry Ell [nb 2] 1,273 Jim Thorn
Clutha Alexander Malcolm 1,799 Frank Isitt
Dunedin Central John A. Millar James Arnold 1,512 John McDonald
Dunedin North Alfred Barclay George Thomson 6 Alfred Barclay
Dunedin South James Arnold Thomas Sidey 1,830 Robert Rutherford Douglas
Dunedin West New electorate John A. Millar 2,447 Jim Munro
Eden John Bollard 2,164John Shackelford
Egmont William Thomas Jennings Bradshaw Dive 249George Wake
Ellesmere Heaton Rhodes 902George Rennie
Franklin William Massey 1,187John McLarin
Geraldine Frederick Flatman Thomas Buxton 92William Jeffries
Gisborne New electorate James Carroll 734George Darton
Grey Arthur Guinness 1,115James Kerr [nb 3]
Grey Lynn George Fowlds 889Oliver Nicholson
Hawke's Bay Alfred Dillon 704 William Russell
Hurunui Andrew Rutherford George Forbes 597Obed Clothier
Hutt Thomas Wilford 1,538Richard Shortt
Invercargill Josiah Hanan 848Arthur Paape
Kaiapoi David Buddo 77 Richard Moore
Kaipara John Stallworthy 283 Alfred Harding
Lyttelton George Laurenson 803 Henry Thacker
Manawatu John Stevens Edward Newman 585 John Stevens
Manukau Frederic Lang 1,369Alfred Creamer
Marsden Francis Mander 704James Harrison
Masterton Alexander Hogg 1,248John Hunter
Mataura Robert McNab George Anderson 366 Robert McNab
Motueka Roderick McKenzie 1,501Frederick Smith
Napier Alfred Fraser Vigor Brown 1,035 Alfred Fraser
Nelson John Graham 14 Harry Atmore
Oamaru Thomas Young Duncan 613James Mitchell
Ohinemuri Hugh Poland 692†Frederick Haselden
Oroua Frank Lethbridge David Guthrie 941Owen Pleasants
Otaki William Hughes Field William Hughes Field 93Byron Brown
Pahiatua Robert Beatson Ross 264James Cooper
Palmerston William Wood David Buick 81† William Wood
Parnell Frank Lawry 219 Edward George Britton Moss
Patea Walter Symes George Pearce 252 Charles E. Major
Rangitikei Arthur Remington 158 Robert William Smith
Riccarton George Witty 1,600George Sheat
Selwyn Charles Hardy 383 Joseph Ivess
Stratford New electorate John Hine 724 Walter Symes
Taranaki Henry Okey 1,295 William Malone
Taieri Donald Reid Thomas Mackenzie 521John Thomas Johnson
Taumarunui New electorate William Thomas Jennings 1,850William Bowater
Tauranga New electorate William Herries 1,303James Alexander Young
Thames James McGowan 2,100Ernest Deeble
Timaru William Hall-Jones James Craigie 380†William David Campbell
Tuapeka William Chapple Robert Scott 697† John MacPherson
Wairarapa J. T. Marryat Hornsby Walter Clarke Buchanan 136 J. T. Marryat Hornsby
Wairau Charles H. Mills John Duncan 252 Robert McArtney
Waikato Henry Greenslade 493 Allen Bell
Waipawa Charles Hall 50 George Hunter
Waitaki William Steward 329 Francis Henry Smith
Waitemata Ewen Alison Leonard Phillips 903† William Joseph Napier
Wakatipu William Fraser 1,151Andrew Martin
Wallace John Charles Thomson 1,346Dugald MacPherson
Wanganui James Thomas Hogan 742† George Hutchison
Wellington Central Francis Fisher 143 Thomas Hislop
Wellington East John Aitken David McLaren 427† Arthur Atkinson
Wellington North Charles Hayward Izard Alexander Herdman 826†Frederick Bolton
Wellington South New electorate Robert Wright 558† William Barber
Wellington Suburbs New electorate John Luke 1,148†John Edward Fitzgerald
Westland Tom Seddon 110 Henry Michel
Māori electorates [nb 4]
Eastern Maori Āpirana Ngata 3,010Tiki Paaka
Northern Maori Hone Heke 1,045Hare te Rangi
Southern Maori Tame Parata 7 Teone Hopere Wharewiti Uru
Western Maori Henare Kaihau 757 Pepene Eketone

Table footnotes:

  1. ↑ † in Majority column depicts electorates in which a second ballot was held.
  2. ↑ Harry Ell was previously associated with the Liberal Party.
  3. ↑ For some biographical details of James Kerr refer to his father's article
  4. ↑ The affiliation of many of the Māori candidates is unknown or uncertain; note that the Second Ballot Act 1908 did not apply to Māori constituencies.

By-elections during 17th Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 17th Parliament.

Electorate and by-electionDateIncumbentCauseWinner
Thames 1909 4 February James McGowan Appointed to Legislative Council Edmund Taylor
Northern Maori 1909 20 March Hone Heke Ngapua Death Peter Buck
Rangitikei 1909 16 September Arthur Remington Death Robert Smith
Auckland East 1910 16 June Frederick Baume Death Arthur Myers
Christchurch North 1911 17 August Tommy Taylor Death Leonard Isitt
NameYearSeatFromTo
William Hughes Field 1909 Otaki Independent Reform
Francis Fisher 1910 Wellington Central
David McLaren Wellington East Ind. Labour League Labour

Notes

  1. 1 2 "General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 90.
  3. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 69.
  4. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 40.
  5. 1 2 Scholefield 1950, pp. 42–43.
  6. ↑ Hall-Jones, John. "Hall-Jones, William 1851-1936". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  7. ↑ Bassett, Michael. "Ward, Joseph George". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "1890–1993 general elections | Elections". Elections.nz. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "The General Election, 1908". National Library. 1909. pp. 1–34. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

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